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Hand-outs



Websites

A fragile oasis uneasily welcomes tourist dollars, LA Times, Feb 25, 2008
Explains Chinese motorcycles, donkey carts, thoughts toward civilian airport and Berber vs Arab issue. Also quotes Mounir Neamatalla in last paragraph.

General

Siwa Oasis - wikipedia

Geography

Geology & Geography - by John Watson, Tour Egypt - excellent photos accompany text

History

Dialog with Amun - by Jenny Jobbins, Al-Ahram Weekly, April 9, 2004
History of Siwa Oasis - link from Unesco - Communication & Information portal
Siwa - Oasis Extraordinary - by Torben Larsen, Saudi Aramco World magazine, Sep/Oct 1988
History of the Siwa Oasis - by Jimmy Dunn

Culture

Notes on language, weddings, food and more

Maps

from Google Earth
political - by Maps of the World


Other

Photo Gallery - by Badawiya

CAC Photos

March 2007